About this tag
The hide icon tag on WindowsForum.com covers user questions about removing or concealing specific icons in Windows. Discussions include how to remove the 'Learn about this picture' icon introduced in Windows 11 Spotlight with update 24H2, hiding the Windows 10 upgrade notification icon from the taskbar, and diverting the AIM instant messenger icon from the taskbar to the system tray in Windows 7. Common themes involve persistent icons that reappear after reboot, taskbar customization, and system tray behavior. Solutions often require registry edits, group policy changes, or third-party tools.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    How to Remove the ‘Learn about this picture’ Icon in Windows 11 Spotlight

    Windows 11 has always placed a strong emphasis on providing users with a visually appealing and dynamic desktop experience, a tradition carried over and enhanced from its predecessors. With the release of update 24H2, Microsoft introduced an even deeper integration of the Windows Spotlight...
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  2. carsten888

    Windows 10 how to hide the windows 10 icon?

    In the right bottom corner is the windows 10 icon. I want to hide that. (It looks too much like thunderbirds you-got-mail-icon, which is driving me crazy!) :confused: Obviously I tried this method: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-hide-the-get-windows-10-icon-from-your-taskbar-1708536452 which...
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    • computer customization hide icon icons taskbar troubleshooting ui design user tips windows 10 windows update
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  3. brytemp

    Windows 7 Divert AIM icon from taskbar to system tray

    To whoever may figure this puzzle out, thank you so much in advance! The situation: AIM! Normally, when the buddy list is minimized, it goes and hides in the system tray. This was so with XP, Vista, and Win 7 Beta/RC. However... Win 7 Ultimate, no such deal. The AIM icon STAYS on the taskbar...
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    • aim buddy list hide icon minimize software issues system tray taskbar troubleshooting user support windows 7
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